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Review: S.P.Y makes his highly anticipated debut on Hospital Records with Love & Hate, a four-track journey into the darkest depths of D&B with plenty of old skool influences, marking a return to core values and a pure sound. The title track is dominated by pounding sub bass stabs with moody atmospherics and twisted diva vocals. "Clouds" blends brooding virus synths with machine funk for a techstep banger, whilst "Sleepy Hollow" sees S.P.Y strip back production to a Detroit influenced sound with epic synths. The S.P.Y remix of Submotion Orchestra's "All Yours" rounds things off in style.

Review: You have all heard this awesome EP already. Three tracks from Black sun empire collaborating with Noisia.

Review: Exclusive Ram signing DC Breaks follow up their 2009 smash hit "Pickett Line" on sub-label Frequency with another hands-in-the-air anthem featuring lush, soaring vocals from Rox. DC Breaks fans may remember her from the duo's superb remix of "My Baby Left Me" a year or so ago. Catering for the Annie Mac market this time, they blend rolling percussion with sonorous, melodic strings and finish it with a glossy polish. "Take That", up next, kicks off with unnerving notes, sci-fi synth swoops and sweeping strings, before dropping into classic Ram tear out, complete with rowdy bassline, growling vocal sample and soaring synths aplenty. Massive.

Review: Nolige is power: heritage heavyweight SB81 takes us back to the source with three ravishingly rusty breakbeat slammers. "90s" captures the hardcore trajectory into jungle perfectly with its wall-of-sound style drums and menacing basses beneath. "Memories Of You" whisks us a little further down the decade when Alex Reece reminded us of the sunshine. Finally "Pache" provides a whiplash dash back to 91 with embittered hoover stabs, more broad-shouldered breaks and iced out atmospherics. Nostalgia is power.